When the 1997 Corvette was new it was fielding a very potent powerplant: the Gen III all-aluminum LS1. At 345 hp it made the Corvette pretty fast. But as they say "that was then and this is now" and ...
Everyone loves to get the latest and greatest. It’s human nature and it afflicts gearheads just like everyone else. Yeah, a top-of-the-line LS7, LS3, or even the new-gen LT mill under your hood is ...
The Camaro LS3 crate engine makes the LS series of engines legit. Up until now, you had to either spend ahoy on the gigabuck LS7, be happy with the iron 6.0L and its weird truck accessory drive, or ...
When the all-new fifth-generation Chevrolet Corvette had its premiere in 1997, it packed a likewise all-new LS1 V8 engine making 345 horsepower and 350 pound-feet of torque — which was enough to ...
When the 1997 C5 Corvette hit the road it was our first look at GM’s new LS1 powerplant. The all-aluminum EFI-fed mill was leaps and bounds better than the LT1 it replaced and there wasn’t an ...
A modified GM LS2 V-8 in the bay of a muscle car. - JoshBryan/Shutterstock There's no shortage of canon behind the GM LS series of V-8s. When the LS1 debuted in the fifth-generation Chevy Corvette in ...
This 6.2-liter Chevy small-block is the still the perfect candidate for an engine swap in 2025.